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This is predictably hypocritical behavior from the party that brought us an accusation of President Bush telling "Lie after lie after lie after lie" about Iraq (Ted Kennedy) and a comparison of American soldiers to "Nazi storm troopers" (Dick Durbin), both from the floor of the Senate -- not to mention California Democrat Pete Stark's October 2007 accusation, from the floor of the House, that Republicans were plotting to spend SCHIP money "to blow up innocent people if we can get enough kids to grow old enough to send to Iraq to get their heads blown off for the President's amusement." No censure or rebuke was forthcoming in response to those statements.

Rep. Wilson was wrong and boorish to shout out in the middle of the president's address to last week's joint session. He has recognized that and apologized for his action; however, to the party of perpetual outrage, that is simply not enough.

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